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the Lamas about Mahjugrighosa and the Lord Maitreya , and various other 
pictures mostly derived from the Sutras. These were painted by a Chinese 
artist. Other pictures are the successors of the noble Sa-skya (Lama) 
and the royal descendants of the Mongol Jiq-gir (‘ Jenghiz Khan.’) 
In the outer court-yard are Vaigravana, sPrin-grsel-ma, and the four 
Maharajas (of the quarters). These were consecrated by the reverend 
holy Lamas and the lucky governor 1 P’ag-mo-gru-pa. 
A (hidden) treasury 2 of books, gold, silver, copper and iron, is 
near ‘the leafy pillar’ 3 and is the means of (? gratifying) every wish 
of the four quarters of the world. Near ‘ the snake-headed pillar ’ is 
a treasury of bewitching spells 4 which soften the injuries of war and 
rebellion. Near the lion-headed pillar is a hidden charm-letter 6 for 
cattle by which essence is introduced into food. The snake-charm of 
the precious Ratna-deva which is in the Naya-temple below, causes the 
cattle to prosper. The chest of gems 6 of the precious sTag-s’a 7 deva 
causes ornaments, clothes, grain and wealth to increase. And the 
begging bowl of Vaidurya ( lapis lazuli) which is in the Naga- 
temple gives abundant riches. Again, numerous treasures are in the 
right thigh of the Yaksa Naga Kuvera, below the great mandala. 
At the time when the will of the king (Srog-btsan) was concealed 
in the hidden treasury, prayers were recited upon the advantages of re¬ 
pairing the gandhaltuta in the future. And according to the prophecy, 
the Yoginl S’as-pai, by the aid of the Ddhinl extracted the will ‘ 6Kah- 
K’olma from its treasury in the leafy pillar, at the time when Ati^a 
was writing a history of the gandhakuta. # * # # # # # 
Outside the middle circular road 8 is the temple of Tara, 9 built by 
Nag-re-rin-ch’en-yrags. In this temple of the Arya (Tara) is the 
image of Avalokita with the thousand arms and eyes, 10 made of bell metal, 
and Maitreya facing the market-place, 11 both made by the reverend 
I 1 /uTun-rkyen sde-srid. 2 | <?Ter. 
5 1 Ka-ba-sig-lo-c’an. 
4 I dRrags-sqags-mt’u. 3 « <?Yaij-yig. 
6 1 gzi. 
7 | sTag-s’a literally = ‘ Tiger-flesli; ’ but it maybe intended for the 
Naga king ‘ Taksuka\ 
8 | Bar-skor. 
9 SJOTST syRol-ma lha-k’aij. 
10 | spYan-ras-^zigs-p’yag-stog spyan-storj, 
II | bYam-pa-Prom-g'zigs. 
